This Boy's Life

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coming-of-age film drama film film

"This Boy's Life" is a 1993 coming-of-age drama film, based on Tobias Wolff's memoir, in which a young Leonardo DiCaprio stars opposite Robert De Niro as a boy struggling with his abusive stepfather.

Aliases (1)

This Boy's Life (memoir) ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coming-of-age film → drama film → film →
authorOfSourceWork	Tobias Wolff →
basedOn	This Boy's Life (memoir) →
basedOnAuthor	Tobias Wolff →
character	Caroline Wolff → Dwight Hansen → Tobias "Toby" Wolff →
cinematographer	David Watkin →
composer	Carter Burwell →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Michael Caton-Jones →
distributor	Warner Bros. →
editor	Jim Clark →
genre	coming-of-age → drama →
isAdaptationOf	This Boy's Life (memoir) →
language	English →
leadActorRole	Ellen Barkin as Caroline Wolff → Leonardo DiCaprio as Tobias "Toby" Wolff → Robert De Niro as Dwight Hansen →
mpaaRating	R →
narrativeFocus	abusive stepfather-stepson relationship → adolescent identity formation → family dysfunction →
notableFor	early leading role of Leonardo DiCaprio → portrayal of domestic abuse →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Art Linson →
productionCompany	Tig Productions → Warner Bros. →
publicationDate	1993 →
releaseFormat	theatrical release →
runtimeMinutes	115 →
screenwriter	Robert Getchell →
settingPeriod	1950s →
settingPlace	Concrete, Washington → Seattle, Washington →
starring	Carla Gugino → Chris Cooper → Eliza Dushku → Ellen Barkin → Leonardo DiCaprio → Robert De Niro → Tobey Maguire →
title	This Boy's Life →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
This Boy's Life ("This Boy's Life (memoir)") →	basedOn
This Boy's Life ("This Boy's Life (memoir)") →	isAdaptationOf
Leonardo DiCaprio →	notableWork
This Boy's Life →	title